Single Profiles:

Chester Bennington (Vocals)

• Chester's birthday is March 20 1976 (Pisces)
• He got married at age 20 to his wife Samantha
• They were married on Halloween
• Chester and Samantha have one child, a boy, named Draven. Draven was born on April 19 2002 at 1 PM.
• Chester's Tattoos

1. Upper-left arm: Pisces fish

2. Upper-back: six arms spread out

3. Lower-back: Linkin Park lettering in old English

4. Upper-right arm: Japanese Coi fish

5. Lower-left calf: Hybrid Theory Soldier

6/7. Left and right arms: Flames (These tattoos represent his Pisces sign, and since Chester was born on March 20th, on the verge of Aries, a fire sign, so the tattoos symbolize both sides of his personality: water and fire.)

8. Right calf: Dragon (Chester was born the year of the dragon so he wanted a dragon on his right calf. Chester said this is the same dragon that is on his wife's ass, only 42 times the size)

9. Right finger on left hand: Engagement band

10. Pinky finger on right hand: Birthstone in gold ring

11/12. Two dragons on his back: right side and left side

• Chester is very picky when it comes to his tattooists
• Chester got his first tattoo at the age of 18
• Chester's tattoos tell a story and have meaning to him
• Chester has been known to moon people :)
• He is from Phoenix, Arizona, but he lives in the LA area now
• Chester says he was a geek in highschool
• The first album that made an impression on Chester was the Misfits
• Chester's first instrument was the piano
• Chester will never part with his guitar
• The strangest request Chester ever got from a fan was to have his clothes
• Chester had a couple of friends commit suicide when he was growing up. "I also lost a friend in a tragic freak skateboarding accident. He was skateboarding down this little hill, hit a pebble and hit his head just right, and it was over. It can happen to you a million times when you're a kid, you fall down and hit your head-he just happened to hit the wrong spot."
• In airports Chester has to take off all his metal spike bracelets,etc and he has a little bag or something that he arranges them all on. They must be in the same place every time.
• Chester is the only member that needs a carrying-kit cargo case for his wardrobe. He's got shoes that go with every outfit, his underwear has to match his outfits, his socks have to match his shoes and his pants-everything is a very big deal to him.
• Chester likes to cook
• Chester has been reading the Anne Rice 'Vampire Chronicles' and 'Hannibal', which he says is "an amazing book."
• Chester says Mr Hanky the Christmas Poo is the cartoon character that represents him best.
• Poor sick Chester:
  
• On 8/8/01 during Ozzfest he was bitten by a recluse spider at a hotel in the Boston area. A portion of Bennington's arm swelled and he ran a fever, but he finished the whole tour. Most people require hospitalization after a recluse spider bite.
  
• Chester continues to struggle with acid reflux disease, an ailment that forced Lp to cancel their show in Evansville, Indiana (April 11, 2003) due to an infected pharynx in his throat.
  
• In 2003, Lp was forced to cancel their European tour in June due to a viral infection Chester developed. He was sent to intensive care at LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre when he lost feeling in his body and collapsed.
  
  Here is a post from lp.com:
  Posted on June 3: Chester was admitted to a Los Angeles area hospital last Friday afternoon after an attack of severe back and abdominal pains. Bennington remains hospitalized as doctors are still trying to determine the cause of these ailments
  - All touring and video shoot plans in Europe have been put on hold this month as we make sure Chester fully recovers, states a spokesperson for the band "we wish him the best, and will keep everyone posted as to his condition. The following European dates are being postponed or cancelled: June 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22 and 23.
  
  Here are some things Chester said during that time about his illness:
  "First of all I'd like to thank everyone from fans & bands to my friends, and the hospital staff who have been very supportive and understanding of my situation. I finally got out of the hospital over the weekend after 9 days, and the doctor instructed me to rest for the next 2 - 3 weeks. Right now it seems like it was some bacteria or virus that spread throughout my intestines and body, putting me in intense pain. It also would not let me eat for a week. My doctors and nurses were amazing, and very helpful during my stay. We are working on when we will be making up the missed European headline dates, and I am really bummed we had to miss the festivals. I plan on playing our warm up show in Las Vegas on June 27th, and ripping everyone's face off this summer on SUMMER SANITARIUM. I also wanted to say I truly appreciate the tens of thousands of get-well emails I got from fans. Our fans really are the best in the world."
  
  Mike also commented on the illness at the time:
  "They did an MRI. Its not in his head, its not in his brain," he said. "Theyve tested everything and narrowed the area down to his lower abdomen they say that thats a place where its hard to get a diagnosis by." He added, "You know they can put cameras to check your stomach, they can check your lower areas, but that lower abdomen is a place where they cant really send anything in there so they have to just do these scans and tests." Mike also said that Chester will face surgery once the cause of his problems is discovered.